Budgeted at $44 million, it is shooting in Budapest and will appear on Canal Plus in late 2012. Tandem Communications, Scott Free Films and Take 5 Prods. are producing.

Set in 19th century England, the show is a sequel to the miniseries “Pillars of the Earth,” which Canal Plus aired in December. Show has also been pre-bought by Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, Spain’s Cuatro, Austria’s ORF, Sky Italia, U.K.’s Channel 4 and Germany’s Universum Film. – — Elsa Keslassy